A long career

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A LONG CAREER: Risi worked with the finest Italian actors, including Sophia Loren, Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi. "I feel a great pain for his death. His movies were beautiful and funny," Loren said.

A LONG CAREER: Risi worked with the finest Italian actors, including Sophia Loren, Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi. "I feel a great pain for his death. His movies were beautiful and funny," Loren said.